Alarm: Why it exists.

Alarm is an Anarchist Collective which was formed in Sydney. It was created because we saw the need for a place where young people could organize where they felt comfortable, and where the voices of young people could be heard.

It was created by and for anarchist youths.

It was organized along anarchist principles – without leaders, and where all peoples are equal – to serve those ends; because that is the world we aim for.
Alarm was established as a means of spreading revolutionary ideas, and helping for those ideas to blossom in the minds of young people, and to be put into practice.

It was seen by some of us, that joining already established groups can be quite intimidating, seeing as though most are much older, and such environments can make us feel unwelcomed and uncomfortable.

Alarm exists to help end this. It exists to help create an environment of solidarity and comfort between young people, where we can organize, discuss, and struggle together.

We can’t escape intimidation and dominance; but we can help to destroy it.

It was also created to help spread Anarchist ideas as an alternative to those that we see among the ‘left’ in Australia.

Many groups here in Australia have succumb to reformism, and have become nothing more than bodies which, despite all illusions, do nothing more than maintain the status quo, by having an unquestionable, and unchangeable system, which asserts that we must keep the peace by any means necessary, which, as rightly claimed by groups, aligns with the repression of dissent that is happening in this country.

We want peace. But Peace without justice and without liberty is not peace at all. That is fear. That is intimidation. That is us taking whatever the state puts forward to us lying down, without challenge, without resistance, though the only way that we may challenge these laws is through our resistance.

This simply isn’t good enough, and has to end; and this is where it begins.

We welcome all Anarchist youths to join Alarm

Because a better world is possible, and it’s foundations are born in our hearts and minds

A declaration of revolutionary solidarity,

Alarm

Alarm Anarchist Collective Manifesto

Alarm is a youth anarchist collective, with cells both in Melbourne and Sydney. It was formed in the hopes of spreading anarchist ideas, as an alternative to the ideas forced upon us every day. Though Alarm was formed in Sydney, it doesn't have a "base" or a head quarters - it is a collective which is trying to help spread revolutionary ideas across Australia.

We are opposed to all forms of dominance, hierarchy and bureaucracy. Thus, we are opposed to capitalism - for it is an economic system based on systematic exploitation of the working class for the benefit of a privileged few, the ruling class- and (all arms of the) government - which we see as an institution used to protect the interests of the ruling class. We wish to help lay the foundations of a world of anarchism; with communities based on liberty, equality, solidarity and direct democracy.

Alarm is an anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-homophobic, and anti-nationalist collective. These divisions are used to divide us as a people against ourselves, and we reject them in all forms.
We activiley oppose these divisions, and wish to continue to do so by educating and resisting; by helping to build a strong anarchist movement, and by activism in all areas of life; and by creating alternatives to capitalist media, which only reinforces these prejudices; and by building solid networks to support one another.

As said above, Alarm is an anarchist collective, and welcome all people with congruous politics to join the collective.Presently, Alarm does not have a solid political ideology within anarchist ideas, so all anarchists (from eco-anarchists, to anarcho-syndicalists, anarcho-communists, etc) are welcome, the exception being national anarchists and Anarcho-capitalists.

To be a member of a collective, a minimum amount of activism is required within the collective - this can be done through contributing articles, contributing to discussion, distributing zines, or whatever suits you.

If you wish to join the collective, you're welcome to do so by any means that suit you. The simplest being sending an email to alarmcollective@riseup.net, and letting us know. You can also come to a meeting and join, or through a collective member.

Solidarity,
Alarm.